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Historical geology
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY CONCEPT Geologists are concerned primarily with two subjects: Earth's physical features and the study of the planet's history. These two principal branches of geology are known, appropriately enough, as physical geology and historical geology. Today they... Read more |
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Urban poor
Poverty, Urban BIBLIOGRAPHY For well over a century and a half, the urban poor have been an object of intense contemplation among scholars, politicians, philanthropists, activists, and policy makers, and the topic of urban poverty has been one of the most controversial in the field of urban... Read more |
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Karl Abraham
Abraham, KarlContributions to psychoanalysisWORKS BY ABRAHAMSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYKarl Abraham (1877–1925) was a psychoanalyst who made important theoretical contributions to the psychology of sexuality, character development, manic–depressive disorders, and symbolism. He was born into a Jewish... Read more |
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Physical geography
Physical geography Physical geography is a scientific discipline that addresses the distribution of natural features and processes within a spatial, or geographical, reference frame. This subdiscipline of geography is an interdisciplinary amalgam of such diverse subjects as geology , ecology,... Read more |
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Ashley Montagu
Ashley Montagu Anthropologist and educator Ashley Montagu (1905-1999) focused on human bio-social evolution and maintained throughout his long career that cultural phenomena are not genetically predetermined. In more than 50 books published for both an academic and general readership, Montagu... Read more |
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Philosophy of religion
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. A well-established discipline in early-twenty-first-century Western philosophy, the subject known as "the philosophy of religion" has not always been easily demarcated with respect to its nature and scope. The reason for this is historical. The long engagement of philosophy... Read more |
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Golden Age
Golden Age Golden Age is one of several prominent periodicals serving the metaphysical and post-New Age spiritual community in Australia. A full-color periodical that covers a wide range of current topics across the spectrum of personal psychic and spiritual development and holistic health, it has... Read more |
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fundamentalism
FUNDAMENTALISM. A term used loosely to describe a reaction of (neo)traditional religion against the pressures of modernity, fundamentalism became a widespread topic of interest in the media and the academy during the last quarter of the twentieth century. According to many observers, fundamentalism... Read more |
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Philip M. Klutznick has made a $1 million gift to Northwestern University to...
...support the teaching and research...scholar in Jewish affairs and...with the Jewish Federation...field of study," Weber...understanding of Jewish civilization...s largest academic division...in Jewish ... |
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COLLEGE CELEBRATES FOURTH EXPERIENCE LIBERAL ARTS MONTH.
...politics, religion and art are some of the topics featured in nearly...research and teaching in the arts...encompasses eight academic departments...American studies, American studies, Asian ... |
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COLLEGE CELEBRATES FOURTH EXPERIENCE LIBERAL ARTS MONTH
...politics, religion and art are some of the topics featured in nearly...research and teaching in the arts...encompasses eight academic departments...American studies, American studies, Asian ... |